Winery Franschhoek Cellar - Stonewalker Shiraz

Winery Franschhoek CellarStonewalker Shiraz

3.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Stonewalker Shiraz of Winery Franschhoek Cellar is a red wine from the region of Western Cape.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Stonewalker Shiraz from the Winery Franschhoek Cellar

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Stonewalker Shiraz of Winery Franschhoek Cellar in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Stonewalker Shiraz of Winery Franschhoek Cellar in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Franschhoek Cellar's Stonewalker Shiraz.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Couston

Couston noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Languedoc). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. The Couston noir can be found cultivated in these vineyards: Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, South West.

Last vintages of this wine

Stonewalker Shiraz - 2015
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 311100
Stonewalker Shiraz - 2013
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 411110
Stonewalker Shiraz - 2011
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Stonewalker Shiraz - 2010
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Stonewalker Shiraz - 0
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of Stonewalker Shiraz from Winery Franschhoek Cellar are 2013, 2010, 0, 2011 and 2015.

Informations about the Winery Franschhoek Cellar

The winery offers 35 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This winery is part of the DGB (Douglas Green Bellingham).
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Franschhoek Cellar is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 35 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 5500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 450 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Western Cape

The Western Cape is home to the vast majority of the South African wine industry, and the country's two most famous wine regions, Stellenbosch and Paarl. The city of Cape Town serves as the epicenter of the Cape Winelands, a mountainous, biologically diverse area in the south-western corner of the African continent. A wide variety of wines are produced here. Wines from the Shiraz and Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.

The word of the wine: Véraison

A phase in the vegetative cycle of the vine that takes place in summer, usually in August, when the grapes change colour from green to red (for reds) or yellow (for whites). This stage heralds the beginning of ripening.

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